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Evaluating Manufacturing Materials Using Engineering Design

How can automotive manufacturers use new and emerging technologies to improve production and degrease costs of manufacturing? In this Spark 101 video, students will use engineering design and analytical skills to develop a new die with materials that are both tough to withstand use and dynamic enough to transfer extreme heat fluctuations using Toyota Bodine’s 3D metal laser depositor.

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Meet the Presenters

Marie Kendrick

Powertrain Engineer
Toyota Bodine

Went to Greenville college for pre-engineering degree and played for their collegiate volleyball team for 2 years, left to go to Saint Louis University – Parks College of Engineering and Aviation. Graduated in 2016 with a degree in Bachelor Science in Mechanical Engineering. During my time at SLU, I started to Co-Op with Toyota in Troy, MO from Jan 2015 – to the time I was hired on full time which was June 2016.

Mark Brown

Manager, Die Making & Maintenance
Toyota Bodine

Mark Brown is the manager of the die maintenance and die making departments for Toyota Bodine in Jackson, Tenn. His current responsibility is leading the team in charge of all aspects of casting die repair and procurement. He is also connecting with external groups for the development and advancement of innovative manufacturing processes.
Mark has worked for Toyota for more than 16 years, beginning his career as an engineer in 2002 at the Toyota Bodine plant in Troy, Mo. He then transferred to the Tennessee plant at its inception in 2004 and developed the systems, people and technologies used to repair and maintain the high pressure die casting dies that produce all of Toyota’s engine blocks for North America.
Mark is a native of Mansfield, Mo., having earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He currently resides in Jackson, Tenn.

Shawn Daly

General Manager & Plant Manager
Toyota Bodine

Shawn Daly has led Toyota Bodine Tennessee since July 2014. Currently in his 17th year with the company, he previously served as General Manager of Manufacturing and General Manager of Manufacturing Support at Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia (TMMWV). Shawn began his Toyota career as production manager for the TMMWV four-cylinder engine plant and later served as quality manager. Prior to joining Toyota, Shawn held various engineering, quality and production positions during 17 years with General Motors and its automotive components spinoff Delphi. These included more than seven years in Mexico, two years in Argentina and a year in Brazil focused on plant start-ups and business expansion projects.
Shawn earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering at The University of Pittsburgh. He was awarded a General Motors Fellowship to attend Carnegie Mellon University, where he earned a Master’s degree in manufacturing engineering. He completed his Master’s degree research as a visiting researcher at Toyohashi University of Technology in Aichi, Japan.
Shawn serves on the Boards of Directors of the Jackson Chamber of Commerce and the Jackson Symphony, and he is a member of the Advisory Board of the Tennessee College of Applied Technology. In 2016, Shawn was recognized with a corporate citizen award from the Jackson Madison County African American Chamber of Commerce, and he previously served on the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Jackson.
Shawn and his wife Cindy have two sons, ages 24 and 26.

Travis Hartman

Assistant Manager, Powertrain Engineering
Toyota Bodine

Management of team of engineers carrying out processes of: production planning, product development, equipment and die planning and procurement, equipment installation, trial, troubleshooting and quality evaluation for aluminum casting of engine and transmission parts.

About the Organization

We’re in the business of making great cars and trucks. But we also work every day to apply and share our know-how in ways that benefit people, the community, and our planet in order to build a better tomorrow. How do we create some of the most advanced, reliable and safe vehicles? It starts with our manufacturing principles and management philosophy. We’re always looking for ways to improve our operations, always challenging ourselves to innovate, always looking to collaborate, always improving each day in everything we do. We create vehicles by listening and responding to you. Why? Because it's our belief that our cars should do more than help you go places on the road, they should also help you go places in life.

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